inally can enjoy it. Petruccio explains the new Kate to Lucentio and Hortensio by saying she is happy and has no worries.?Marry, peace it bodes, and love, and quiet life;An aweful rule and right supremacy,And, to be short, what not that?s sweet and happy? (V.2.ll.112-114).By opening her heart to love, Kate opened it to the excitement of life. Petruccio did not tame Kate in this play but liberated her, taught her to love, and taught her to live. He rescued her from a life in the shadow of her sister and disgust of her father. Petruccio showed her affection, love, and respect, which before were all foreign to Kate. He last but not least, opened Kate?s eyes to the marvels of life, and how sweet it is to enjoy life. Overall, Kate and Petruccio make a marvelous couple. Kate learned to use her strong-will to both of their advantages. Because they are so much alike, Kate took very quickly to Petruccio?s game of words and irony. Some critics say that Kate and Petruccio?s first encounter with each other is a realistic form of ?love at first sight? ? when matched wits meet. Kate develops into a woman during the course of the play. She becomes fully aware of her new attitude and life. She is ready to show it off for all the people who had no faith in or time for her. Kate?s true identity is finally revealed and able to shine brightly with Petruccio by her side. Many of Shakespeare?s female characters are similar to Kate. They all choose to take a different path than the one society expects of them. Many of the females are like this because of the period in which Shakespeare lived. The age of Enlightenment was very much dedicated to the concepts of choice and free will. In Shakespearean literature the self is promoted rather than public image in both male and female characters. Shakespeare made Kate the way the audience wanted her to be. The people came to plays to escape daily life, wanting to be pulled into the deception...
